PSYB45H3 : Detailed Textbook Notes
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Behavioral assessment is the measurement of the target behavior in behavioral modification. To observe the target behavior, the observer must be in close proximity to the person exhibiting the behavior so the target behavior can be seen or heard. The observer must register the occurrence of the behavior when it is observed: direct assessment usually is more accurate than indirect assessment. In indirect assessment, information on the target behavior depends on people"s memories. The exception would be when the target behavior is observed via video. In some cases, the observer is the person exhibiting the target behavior. When the client observes and records his or her own target behavior, it is called self monitoring. Self monitoring is valuable when it is not possible for another observer to record the target behavior as when the target behavior occurs infrequently or when it occurs only when no one else is present.
